PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Natural Disaster, Internet Addiction Disorder, Catecholamine

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain, Hannah Gennis, Jaeger Lam, Christina Van Den Brink, Sara Pishdadian

Document Summary

Definition: examine the role of behavior and psychological factor in preventing physical illness and maintaining good health. Major killers (63% of all deaths worldwide): heart diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases and. Physical and psychological response to perceived environment threat. Stressors: threatening or challenging events that place demands on the person. + daily hassles (traffic, conflicts, minor events everyday) Events => appraisals (subjective how you see event in your life) => stress => emotional/ physical/ behavioral responses (+) primary appraisals: reflection/ how you say to yourself, whether event is. + reduce the effectiveness of the immune system. Result: natural killer cells can"t do their jobs as well and you are prone to illness. + inflammation related to a variety of chronic illnesses. Type a and heart diseases (+) type a: competitive. => type a is more prone to heart diseases. => toxic core of type a: cynical hostility (th ch, ho i nghi)